Re: what a difference a week makes!

[Guest guest]

My name is . I just graduated High School. I'm going in for

surgury June 9'th to move my lower jaw moved forward and my upper

jaw moved up. I'm so excited that I'm going to have a chin. Lynne,

reading your last three post (May 23, 27, June 1 )helps me

understand the whole process better. Just wanted to say how happy I

am for you, and I wish you the best of luck on your road to healing.

> hi everyone! thank you all so much for your encouragement and

support

> last week! I know my last post was all about how much pain I was

in

> and questioning why i had the surgery but here I am 8 days post op

> and what a difference! off all pain meds, minimal swelling(saw my

> surgeon today and she was amazed at the " deflation " lol), and have

> some type of sensation in about 95% of my face! My only real

> complaints now is the stuffy nose and being banded shut! but the

> bands are off next week and I can move on to soft no chew food!

but

> boy am I looking foward to food! this liquid deal is quite a test

of

> endurance I say! And I saw my new chin! my mom took at pic of

my

> profile and I cried at the results. I was teased all through my

> childhood about my " overbite " and no chin. At 22 I finally have a

> chin!!! And I can't wait to see the bite(I only had contact on the

> very back teeth) It's amazing to see the difference now!

> Fun thing happened at the hospital today. in the waiting area I

saw a

> girl who had similar swelling and as I sat down I saw she was

banded

> shut too. She mumbled " did you have jaw surgery too? " we then had

a

> FULL mumble conversation! it was so nice to talk to someone who

> understood what I was saying (and not ask a million times to

repeat,

> or worse look blakly and nod.) We " chatted " or shall I say mumbled

on

> and on, the rest of

> the waiting room got quite the chuckle! thought ya'll might

> appreciate

> that one

> once again- thank you all for your support!! This site is

wonderful!

> and I do finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

> ~Lynne

[Guest guest]

,

Be sure you have someone home with you after surgery to take care of

you.....you will need it! I had my upper jaw moved up and back on

April 26, 2004....and I love the results....but it was a tough

road. Always remember the discomfort is temporary. I would

recommend going to the Zip and Squeeze website and buying the

healing jaw book.

> > hi everyone! thank you all so much for your encouragement and

> support

> > last week! I know my last post was all about how much pain I was

> in

> > and questioning why i had the surgery but here I am 8 days post

op

> > and what a difference! off all pain meds, minimal swelling(saw

my

> > surgeon today and she was amazed at the " deflation " lol), and

have

> > some type of sensation in about 95% of my face! My only real

> > complaints now is the stuffy nose and being banded shut! but the

> > bands are off next week and I can move on to soft no chew food!

> but

> > boy am I looking foward to food! this liquid deal is quite a

test

> of

> > endurance I say! And I saw my new chin! my mom took at pic of

> my

> > profile and I cried at the results. I was teased all through my

> > childhood about my " overbite " and no chin. At 22 I finally have

a

> > chin!!! And I can't wait to see the bite(I only had contact on

the

> > very back teeth) It's amazing to see the difference now!

> > Fun thing happened at the hospital today. in the waiting area I

> saw a

> > girl who had similar swelling and as I sat down I saw she was

> banded

> > shut too. She mumbled " did you have jaw surgery too? " we then

had

> a

> > FULL mumble conversation! it was so nice to talk to someone who

> > understood what I was saying (and not ask a million times to

> repeat,

> > or worse look blakly and nod.) We " chatted " or shall I say

mumbled

> on

> > and on, the rest of

> > the waiting room got quite the chuckle! thought ya'll might

> > appreciate

> > that one

> > once again- thank you all for your support!! This site is

> wonderful!

> > and I do finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

> > ~Lynne

[Guest guest]

> > > hi everyone! thank you all so much for your encouragement and

> > support

> > > last week! I know my last post was all about how much pain I

was

> > in

> > > and questioning why i had the surgery but here I am 8 days

post

> op

> > > and what a difference! off all pain meds, minimal swelling(saw

> my

> > > surgeon today and she was amazed at the " deflation " lol), and

> have

> > > some type of sensation in about 95% of my face! My only real

> > > complaints now is the stuffy nose and being banded shut! but

the

> > > bands are off next week and I can move on to soft no chew

food!

> > but

> > > boy am I looking foward to food! this liquid deal is quite a

> test

> > of

> > > endurance I say! And I saw my new chin! my mom took at pic

of

> > my

> > > profile and I cried at the results. I was teased all through

my

> > > childhood about my " overbite " and no chin. At 22 I finally

have

> a

> > > chin!!! And I can't wait to see the bite(I only had contact on

> the

> > > very back teeth) It's amazing to see the difference now!

> > > Fun thing happened at the hospital today. in the waiting area

I

> > saw a

> > > girl who had similar swelling and as I sat down I saw she was

> > banded

> > > shut too. She mumbled " did you have jaw surgery too? " we then

> had

> > a

> > > FULL mumble conversation! it was so nice to talk to someone

who

> > > understood what I was saying (and not ask a million times to

> > repeat,

> > > or worse look blakly and nod.) We " chatted " or shall I say

> mumbled

> > on

> > > and on, the rest of

> > > the waiting room got quite the chuckle! thought ya'll might

> > > appreciate

> > > that one

> > > once again- thank you all for your support!! This site is

> > wonderful!

> > > and I do finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

> > > ~Lynne

[Guest guest]

So glad the world looks bright for you again, Miss Lynne.

It really does usually happen, even if there are some bumps along the

way.

That's fun about your " mumble-talk. " Keep your sense of humor going,

and it'll get you through most anything!

cammie

> hi everyone! thank you all so much for your encouragement and

support

> last week! I know my last post was all about how much pain I was in

> and questioning why i had the surgery but here I am 8 days post op

> and what a difference! off all pain meds, minimal swelling(saw my

> surgeon today and she was amazed at the " deflation " lol), and have

> some type of sensation in about 95% of my face! My only real

> complaints now is the stuffy nose and being banded shut! but the

> bands are off next week and I can move on to soft no chew food! but

> boy am I looking foward to food! this liquid deal is quite a test

of

> endurance I say! And I saw my new chin! my mom took at pic of my

> profile and I cried at the results. I was teased all through my

> childhood about my " overbite " and no chin. At 22 I finally have a

> chin!!! And I can't wait to see the bite(I only had contact on the

> very back teeth) It's amazing to see the difference now!

> Fun thing happened at the hospital today. in the waiting area I saw

a

> girl who had similar swelling and as I sat down I saw she was

banded

> shut too. She mumbled " did you have jaw surgery too? " we then had a

> FULL mumble conversation! it was so nice to talk to someone who

> understood what I was saying (and not ask a million times to

repeat,

> or worse look blakly and nod.) We " chatted " or shall I say mumbled

on

> and on, the rest of

> the waiting room got quite the chuckle! thought ya'll might

> appreciate

> that one

> once again- thank you all for your support!! This site is

wonderful!

> and I do finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

> ~Lynne

[Guest guest]

At least for a day or two, until you know how things are, most folks

plan to have someone handy, just in case you get woozy in the shower

and start to pass out, or need something you don't have or can't get.

It surely helps if you have someone helping with fixing food and

cleaning up, too. You'll just be tired, if you're at all like me.

You're young, and I was not, so you may not have the trouble I did.

You may, or may not, also experience some depression, the aftermath

of the steroids they give you to suppress swelling and the

anesthesia. This is biochemical, and generally does not last long. If

you find that it is lasting longer than you think it should, don't

hesistate to talk with your doc about it (or get someone to do so).

I don't remember whether you mentioned being banded or wired --

sorry! -- I was neither, so didn't really need the zippies. Some

folks plain don't like them, even some wired folks. Others find them

a life-saver. If you have no use for them, and you think your surgeon

or hospital is a good group of guys, you could pass them on later, or

some folks have kindly offered the unused ones to later folks on the

site. But if you need 'em, you'll be soo glad to have them.

And I definitely think the jaw wraps are a great help. Mine have been

through several groups of friends (always neatly laundered, in

between, of course) who've had wisdom teeth out and other exigencies.

Good wishes to you!

Cammie

> > > > hi everyone! thank you all so much for your encouragement and

> > > support

> > > > last week! I know my last post was all about how much pain I

> was

> > > in

> > > > and questioning why i had the surgery but here I am 8 days

> post

> > op

> > > > and what a difference! off all pain meds, minimal swelling

(saw

> > my

> > > > surgeon today and she was amazed at the " deflation " lol), and

> > have

> > > > some type of sensation in about 95% of my face! My only real

> > > > complaints now is the stuffy nose and being banded shut! but

> the

> > > > bands are off next week and I can move on to soft no chew

> food!

> > > but

> > > > boy am I looking foward to food! this liquid deal is quite a

> > test

> > > of

> > > > endurance I say! And I saw my new chin! my mom took at pic

> of

> > > my

> > > > profile and I cried at the results. I was teased all through

> my

> > > > childhood about my " overbite " and no chin. At 22 I finally

> have

> > a

> > > > chin!!! And I can't wait to see the bite(I only had contact

on

> > the

> > > > very back teeth) It's amazing to see the difference now!

> > > > Fun thing happened at the hospital today. in the waiting area

> I

> > > saw a

> > > > girl who had similar swelling and as I sat down I saw she was

> > > banded

> > > > shut too. She mumbled " did you have jaw surgery too? " we then

> > had

> > > a

> > > > FULL mumble conversation! it was so nice to talk to someone

> who

> > > > understood what I was saying (and not ask a million times to

> > > repeat,

> > > > or worse look blakly and nod.) We " chatted " or shall I say

> > mumbled

> > > on

> > > > and on, the rest of

> > > > the waiting room got quite the chuckle! thought ya'll might

> > > > appreciate

> > > > that one

> > > > once again- thank you all for your support!! This site is

> > > wonderful!

> > > > and I do finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

> > > > ~Lynne

[Guest guest]

- thank you for the kind words. I'm glad that my posts have

helped you! I've always been the one reading about others experiences

and think it's so cool that someone read mine! heehee

definitely have mom help you out the first few days. I'm 22,

independent, and couldn't do it alone! I even had mom stay in the

hopsital with me I must admit. It wasnt easy for Ms Independent Me to

rely on mom again but I am soooo glad she was there. She was so helpful.

Also you'll love the cool jaw wrap. I brought mine in with me and

asked that they use that out of surgery and sure enough I woke up with

on it in recovery. It's really comfortable and does the job.

I wish you the best of luck with your surgery! see you on the " other

side " soon!

~Lynne